Painting apparatus.



G. G. PATNODE & A. BURNELL.

PAINTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION 11,111) DEO.21,1912.

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PAINTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED 0110.21. 1912.

Patnted Oct. 27, 1914.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 27, 1914.

Application filed D cember 21, 1912. sema no. 737,997..

To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that we, CARLOS O. Pn'rnoon and ALEXANDER BURNELL, citizensof the United States, residing at Schroon Lake, in the county of Essexand State of New York, have invented certainnew and useful Improvementsin Painting Apparatus; and we do declare the following to be a full,clear,

ratus but more particularly to a self feeding painting device soconstructed and arranged that the paint isautomatically fed to thebrush. 3

In the painting of buildings, iron structures and the like where thepainteris required to climb ladders and work fromscaffolds and the likeit is at all times inconvenient to transport the receptacles containingthe paint from place to place, and by reason of the unstable supportingstructures a great quantity of paint is wasted while very seriousaccidents also occur by reason of the fact that the painter in movingfrom place to place is hampered by his paint receptacle in such mannerthat he does not have the free use of his hands.

This invention therefore has for its object to provide an apparatuswhich is particularly adapted to the use of painters working onbuildings, structures and the like in such manner that the paint can besafely trans ported while at the same time the painter is not hamperedthereby.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novelconstruction of a painting apparatus and particularly in the novelconstruction of the brush and in the receptacle for holding the paint.

The invention further consists in certain other novel details ofconstruction and in combinations of parts, all of which will be firstfully described and afterward specifically pointed out in the appendedclaim.

Referring to theaccompanying drawing: Figure 1 is an elevation of apainting apparatus constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2is a top planview of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinalsectional View throughthe receptacle. Fig. 1 is a vertical sectionalview through the brush.

Like numerals. of reference indicate the same parts throughout theseveral figuresin which: i r

1 indicates the paintingapparatus com! prising the receptacle 2,.whichreceptacle 2 may be partitioned at 3 to provide several compartments 4;.

5 indicates the filler tops arranged on the. top of the receptacle 2, aseparate filler top bemgprovided for each compartment.

Communicating and connected to the top of the receptacle 2 is an air fedpipe 6 hav ing a connection 7 leading to each of the compartments 4:,and connected to the air fed pipe 6 is the flexible air chamber 8,. anair pump 9 being also connected to the flexible air chamber 8 at one endthereof.

Suitably connected to the receptacle 2 is a harness 10 for securing thedevice tot-he shoulders of the painter in such manner that thereceptacle 2 1s carried in a manner simi- .lar to a knapsack, a belt ll,passing around the waist of the painter to which belt a brush-can 12 issuspended in such manner that the brush 13 can be inserted into the.

can 12 when not in use.

Arranged at the bottom of each of the compartments 1 is a stop-cock 1 1to which stop-cock a flexible tubing 15 is connected, said tubing 15from each cock 14: leading to the brush 18 in a manner as shown in F ig.1, it being mmecessary for the purpose of illustrating this invention toshow a separate brush connected to each compartment.

The brush 13 is provided with a handle 16 i conforms to the position andflexibility of Having thus fully described the invention its operationis as follows: By reason of the separate compartments arranged in the receptacle 2, different colors of paint can be used as is of courseapparent, a separate brush being connected to each of the severalcompartments. Upon operation of the air pump 9 the flexible orinflatableair chamber 8 receives the air from the pump, the said chamber8 being inflated in the manner as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 1,and the air from the chamber 8 enters the compartments e in thereceptacle 2 thus putting the paint therein under pressure. When it isdesired to use the device one of the stop-cocks l l on any one of thecompartments 4 is turned in open position which. causes the paint underpressure in that compartment to pass into the flexible tube 15 and intothe brush 13 in the manner as will be perfectly apparent from aninspection of the accompanying drawin As great or small a quantity ofpaint can be used as is desired by simply turning the stopcock 14: so asto allow a full or a partial opening therein. As is of course entirelyobvious a painter is in constant motion and the receptacle beingarranged on his shoulders the paint in the compartments is at all timeskept in a state of agitation in such manner as to keep the same in athoroughly mixed condition.

Having thus fully described the invention, what we claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is An apparatusof the type described including a paint-containing receptacle, anairinfiating member having tubular connection therewith, saidpaint-containing receptacle being equipped with a brush'having a tubularhandle, said brush having centrally arranged and slidable therein aflexible bulblike hollow member provided with paintfeeding apertures,said hollow bulb-like member being carried by atubular member slidableWithin said tubular handle, and a flexible tubular connection betweensaid paint-containing receptacle and said bulblike member carry lngtubular member.

In testimony whereof, we afiix our signatures, in presence of twowitnesses.

CARLOS C. PATNODE. 'ALEXANDER BURNELL. Witnesses C. M. Fonans'r, C. HUGHDUFFY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of latents, Washington, I). 0.

